• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 11, Issue 6, 06000e90 (2023)
Jie Cai1, Yinren Shou3, Yixing Geng1, Liqi Han2..., Xinlu Xu1, Shuangchun Wen2, Baifei Shen4, Jinqing Yu2,* and Xueqing Yan1,5,6,*|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of HEDP of the Ministry of Education, CAPT, Peking University, Beijing, China
  • 2Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High-Energy Scale Physics and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, China
  • 3Center for Relativistic Laser Science, Institute for Basic Science, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
  • 4Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
  • 5Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
  • 6Guangdong Laser Plasma Institute, Guangzhou, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2023.78 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jie Cai, Yinren Shou, Yixing Geng, Liqi Han, Xinlu Xu, Shuangchun Wen, Baifei Shen, Jinqing Yu, Xueqing Yan, "Extremely powerful and frequency-tunable terahertz pulses from a table-top laser–plasma wiggler," High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 11, 06000e90 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The production of broadband, terawatt terahertz (THz) pulses has been demonstrated by irradiating relativistic lasers on solid targets. However, the generation of extremely powerful, narrow-band and frequency-tunable THz pulses remains a challenge. Here, we present a novel approach for such THz pulses, in which a plasma wiggler is elaborated by a table-top laser and a near-critical density plasma. In such a wiggler, the laser-accelerated electrons emit THz radiations with a period closely related to the plasma thickness. The theoretical model and numerical simulations predict that a THz pulse with a laser–THz energy conversion of over 2.0%, an ultra-strong field exceeding 80 GV/m, a divergence angle of approximately 20° and a center frequency tunable from 4.4 to 1.5 THz can be generated from a laser of 430 mJ. Furthermore, we demonstrate that this method can work across a wide range of laser and plasma parameters, offering potential for future applications with extremely powerful THz pulses.
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    τr=4ls+2ltvt. ((3))

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    f=fw(2γ2)1+K2/2=vt(2γ2)(4ls+2lt)(1+K2/2), ((4))

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    Jie Cai, Yinren Shou, Yixing Geng, Liqi Han, Xinlu Xu, Shuangchun Wen, Baifei Shen, Jinqing Yu, Xueqing Yan, "Extremely powerful and frequency-tunable terahertz pulses from a table-top laser–plasma wiggler," High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 11, 06000e90 (2023)
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